Animated toy.



Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

INVENTOR fldolf Gulzvl WITNESSES ATIOR/VEYS ADOLF GUND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ANIMATED TOY.

Specification of Letters'latent.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

Application filed February 27, 1913. Serial No. 751,002.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLF GUND, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Animated Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved animated toy in the form of a doll or simulating an animal, and arranged when alternately pressed and released to actuate certain members of the body, such as the arms, legs, wings or the like, and at the same time cause the production of sounds similar to those emitted by the simulated child or animal.

For the purpose mentioned use is made of a frame held in the body of the toy, a soundproducing device mounted on the said frame and having movable actuating parts, and levers fulcrumed on the said frame and connecting the said movable body members with the said actuating parts to simultaneously sound the sound producing device on alternately pressing and releasing the same, and to actuate the said movable body members.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the animated toy in the form of a doll, parts being shown in section; Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the actuating device, parts being shown in section; and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

The animated toy, as shown in Fig. 1, is in the form of a stuffed doll provided with a body A having a fabric cover B, to which are attached fabric arms C, C and legs C, C carrying solid arms D, D and feet D, D, respectively, the body A, arms C, C and legs 0', C being preferably covered by an outer garment covering E of a fabric material.

Within the body A is arranged a light frame F, preferably made of sheet metal, and having cut-out portions F at the sides. In the frame F is mounted a sound-producing device G consisting essentially of two side plates G, G connected with each other at the front, rear, top and bottom by a fabric material G to provide a sound box. One of the side plates, as shown the side plate G, is provided with a sound producer G, of any approvedconstruction, arranged to produce sounds slmilar to those emitted by the toy or animal simulated. The side plates G, Gr are held normally pressed apart by a spring G so that the covering G is held in a stretched position with the side plates G, G resting against the sides of the frame F above and below the cut-out portions F (see Fig. 1).

The upper ends of the side plates G, G are provided with staples H engaging uide rods I held on the upper portion 0% the frame F, and the side plates G, G are provided at their lower ends with staples H engaging a guide rod I held on the lower portion of the frame F. B the arrangement described the sound-pro ucing device G is supported within the frame F and the side plates G, G are guided on the guide rods I, I. Now when the user of the toy presses the sides of the toy a pressure is exerted on the side plates G, G so as to move the same toward each other against the tension of the spring G", and in doing so the air contained in the box-like body of the sound-producing device is forced out through the sound-producer G to produce sounds simulating those of a child or animal. When the pressure on the sides is released the spring G returns the side plates G, G to outermost position and in doing so air is sucked in by way of the sound producer G into thesound-producing device.

The staples H are pivotally connected by links K with the inner ends of levers L having loops L through which extend transverse pivots N attached to the front and rear of the frame F so that the levers L can freely swing on the said pivotes N and slide transversely thereon, it being understood that the links K have a loose connection with the staples H as well as with the levers L (see Figs. 1 and 2). The outer ends of the levers L are provided with blocks L of cork or other suitable material to which the inner ends of the fabric arms C are attached so that when the side plates G and G are moved toward each other a swinging motion in an upward direction is given to the levers L and consequently to the arms C and hands D, and when the side plates G G are relieved of pressure and return to outermost position by the action of the spring G then the levers L swing downward thereby moving the arms C and hands D in a like direction.

The staples H are pivotally connected by links K with loops L on levers L having loops L through which extend pivots N similar to the pivots N and likewise. attached to the front and back of the frame F. The outer ends of the levers L are provided with blocks L similar to the blocks L and connected with the upper ends of the fabric legs C, as shown in Fig. 1. Now when the plates G, G are alternately pressed and released as above described then the links K impart an alternate up and down swinging motion to the levers L thereby imparting a similar swinging motion to the legs C and the feet D.

It will be noticed that by having the loose connections described, the arms and feet can readily swing into any desired direction, that is, can swing forward and rearward as well as up and down and independent of the mechanism used for giving an up and down swinging motion to the said arms and legs when alternatel pressing and releasing the said plates G,

It is expressly understood that when the user of the top shakes the body thereof, the legs and arms move freel owing to the loose connections above descri ed.

The animated toy shown and described is very simple in construction and the several parts can be readily assembled.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An animated toy, comprising a body having movable members, a frame held in the said body, a sound producing device mounted in the said frame and havlng movable actuating parts, levers loosely fulcrumed on the said frame and connected at one end with the said movable body members, and loose connections between the other ends of said levers and the said actuating arts to simultaneously sound the sound proucing device and to actuate the said movable body members.

2. An animated toy, comprising a body having movable members, a frame arranged within the said body and provided with guideways and with cut-out portions at the sides, a sound-producing device arranged within the said frame and having movable actuating parts mounted to slide on the said guideways, the said actuatin parts being pressed by a spring and extending along the said cut-out portions to permit of pressing the movable parts toward each other and against the tension of the spring, levers loosely fulcrumed on the said frame and connected at the outer ends with the said movable body members, and links connecting the said levers with the said movable actuating parts of the sound-producing dev1ce.

3. An animated toy, com rising a body having movable members, a rame arranged within the said body and provided with guideways and with cut-out portions at the sides, a sound-producing device arranged within the said frame and having movable actuating parts mounted to slide on the said guideways, the said actuatin parts being pressed by a spring and extending along the said cut-out portions to permit of ressin the movable parts toward each ot er an against the tension of the spring, levers fulcrumed on the said frame and provided at their outer ends with blocks attached to the said movable body members, and links connectin the said levers with the said movable actuating parts.

4. An animated toy, comprising a body having movable members, the outer portions of which are solid and the inner portions are of a flexible material, an actuating device arranged within the said body, loosely pivoted levers connected with the said inner flexible portions of the movable members, and links loosely connected with the actuating device and with the said levers to actuate the movable members and to allow movement of the said movable members independent of the said actuating device.

5. An animated toy, comprising a body havin movable members, the outer portions of which are solid and the inner portions are of a flexible material, a frame held in the said body and an actuatin and sound-producing devlce arranged within the said frame and having guided movement, the said device having a loose jointed lever and link connections with the said inner flexible portions of the movable members to actuate the latter and to allow movement of the said movable members independent of the said actuating device.

6. An animated toy having a body provided with movable members and an actuatin and sound-producing device within the said body and a frame having a box formed of side plates, and a flexible cover connecting the side plates with each other at the front, rear, top and bottom, a spring within the box and pressing the side plates outward, guiding and supporting means for guiding and supporting the said side plates of the box on the said frame, and loosejointed link and lever connections connect- 1n the said side plates with the said movab e members of the body.

7 An animated toy, comprising a body having movable members, a frame held in the said body and provided with guidewa s, an actuating device arranged within the rame, and having members mounted to slide on the said guideways, and connections between the said movable body members to actuate the side members of the actuating device with latter. the movable body members to actuate the lat- 8. An animated toy, comprising a body ter. havin movable members, a frame held in In testimony whereof I have signed my 5 the said body, guide rods held on the upper name to this specification in the presence of 15 and lower portions of said frame, an actuattwo subscribing witnesses.

ing device having movable side members ADOLF GUND. mounted to slide on the said guideways, a Witnesses: spring pressing said side members from each THEO. G. HosTER,

10 other, and means connecting the movable JOHN P. DAVIS. 

